The Globe and Mail reports that a B.C. man, accused by the U.S. government of acting as the conduit for an operation that earned millions by sending spam e-mails with supposed stock tips, was the chief executive officer of one of the companies being touted, according to authorities.
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The Battle over the CTF
The Toronto Star on "culture vs. profit in the digital age."
CRIA Calls SAC P2P Proposal A “Pipe Dream”
CRIA's Graham Henderson has told Reuters that the Songwriters Association of Canada's proposal to fully legalize P2P is a "pipe dream" and that CRIA is reluctant to get involved.
Canadian Digital Music Sales Outperform the U.S. – Again
Nielsen SoundScan Canada is out today with the 2007 Canadian music sales data. Despite the repeated sky-is-falling claims from CRIA, the actual data keeps telling a different story. In 2006, Canadian digital music sales grew at 122 percent, far faster than either the U.S. or Europe. Over the past twelve […]
Why Canada Needs More Flexible Fair Dealing
Several people have pointed to the excellent new report from the Center for Social Media on quoting copyrighted material in user-generated video. The report provides another illustration of why Canada needs more flexible fair dealing since some of the fair uses would not be applicable here. In other words, Canadians […]
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